• Fianna Fail TD for Clare
• Former Fianna Fail Senator (Nominated by the Taoiseach)
• Entered the Dáil on 24 May 2007 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 29 November 2024 — Resigned
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Asks most questions about

• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Hospital Appointments Status, Departmental Expenditure, Departmental Staff Training, National Broadband Plan, Hospital Waiting Lists

(based on written questions asked by Timmy Dooley and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (17 Jul 2025)

“My Department is committed to providing supports to the aquaculture sector. During the period 2015-2025 my Department has implemented a number of schemes supporting capital investment by operators in the sector, under the European Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF), the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund (BAR) and currently under the European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF). All of...”

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (17 Jul 2025)

“My Department is committed to providing the supports necessary to develop the core skills required by those working in the seafood sector, or those wishing to begin working in the seafood sector. The Seafood Training Scheme is currently implemented under Ireland's Seafood Development Programme (co-funded by the Irish government and EU Commission under the European Maritime, Fisheries and...”

Select Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: Estimates for Public Services 2025
Vote 29 - Climate, Energy and the Environment (Revised)
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (15 Jul 2025)

“I thank the Chairman. I know the committee has received the documentation. Before I commence, I highlight the importance of the seafood sector, which I think the committee is well aware of and the positive impact it has on coastal communities. Our seafood sector consists of approximately 2,000 fishing vessels and aquaculture sites and supports more than 16,000 direct and indirect jobs in...”

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• Has spoken in 18 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well below average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 38 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 81 written questions in the last year — below average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this TD's speeches — above average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this Senator's speeches — above average among Senators.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 44 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Timmy Dooley speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 786 times in debates — well above average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 360 times in debates — average among Senators.
  (Yes, this is a silly statistic. We include it to draw your attention to why you should read more than just these numbers when forming opinions.)

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